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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
549 AM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024
TXZ012-122100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
549 AM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024
Date Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 91 66 101 68 94
Temp 61 72 83 89 89 78 72 68 66 82 95101 97 83 77 71 69 81 91 94 90
DewPt 61 62 62 61 61 63 63 63 63 63 61 58 57 63 62 62 63 63 60 58 56
Min/Max RH 37 89 24 84 29
RH 100 71 49 39 39 60 73 84 89 53 33 25 27 50 60 73 81 54 36 30 32
Wind Dir S S S S S SE S S S SW S S S SE S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 8 9 11 12 13 13 12 11 9 11 10 12 13 12 12 9 8 9 12 14 16
Clouds SC FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 49 11 0 9 15 4 3 4 8 2 1 2 8 15 14 10 12 8 11 19 34
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 7
Vent Rate 7 21 42 65 68 9 10 8 8 23 55101 89 8 9 7 5 26 90143150
T Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S SE S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 14 16 12 13 18 21 21 19 18 17 11 13 18 18 20 16 12 13 16 20 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 67 91 68 96 68 96 68 96
Temp 74 67 86 87 73 68 89 91 76 69 90 90 76 69 90 91
DewPt 60 60 61 58 57 58 59 57 58 59 60 59 60 61 60 56
Max/Min RH 78 35 70 29 73 30 78 28
RH 62 78 43 38 57 70 37 32 54 70 37 35 58 76 37 31
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 50 30 20 5 10 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS SC IS
$$
TXZ016-122100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
549 AM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024
Date Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 94 64 101 66 94
Temp 60 72 83 91 92 77 71 66 64 81 94100 98 82 75 69 66 80 90 93 89
DewPt 60 63 63 59 55 62 62 62 61 61 59 53 51 59 61 62 60 61 58 53 53
Min/Max RH 29 91 20 84 26
RH 100 75 50 34 29 59 73 87 89 51 31 21 21 46 62 77 81 52 34 26 29
Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S SE SE S S S S S S
Wind Spd 5 9 10 9 9 9 10 9 8 9 9 10 11 11 11 9 6 9 12 14 14
Clouds SC FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1
Clouds(%) 32 12 1 4 7 7 9 2 4 1 1 3 20 10 15 6 6 6 10 27 52
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS NM
Tstms IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 6HR 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 7 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 12 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 9 9
Vent Rate 6 24 52 77 91 10 10 10 8 25 56115 97 10 13 10 7 26 80149157
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S SE S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 12 17 13 12 13 18 19 19 17 17 10 11 14 18 23 19 14 16 17 19 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 61 93 64 97 67 98 66 96
Temp 70 62 84 91 72 65 90 94 75 68 92 94 75 66 90 94
DewPt 60 59 59 52 57 56 57 50 57 57 57 49 57 59 55 49
Max/Min RH 93 27 75 23 69 21 78 20
RH 71 90 43 27 60 73 33 23 54 68 32 22 54 78 31 22
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 70 20 20 5 10 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs NM SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-122100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
549 AM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024
Date Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 96 69 103 70 99
Temp 64 77 88 94 94 81 75 71 69 84 98103 98 84 79 73 71 83 94 99 94
DewPt 63 63 62 61 62 64 66 65 65 64 62 57 59 65 66 65 65 65 61 57 57
Min/Max RH 33 86 22 86 26
RH 98 62 42 33 35 56 73 81 85 52 31 22 28 52 64 75 81 56 33 26 30
Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 9 10 11 11 11 9 8 6 9 9 9 10 10 9 5 4 6 9 12 13
Clouds SC CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 40 2 0 1 14 8 5 5 6 1 1 2 24 19 17 18 18 14 13 17 36
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 12 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 7
Vent Rate 9 33 61 87 83 16 15 11 10 36 55116 90 13 17 9 5 25 98158147
T Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 11 16 13 14 17 19 19 14 14 19 11 11 14 17 21 12 8 12 16 20 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 69 95 69 100 70 101 71 99
Temp 77 70 89 90 77 70 94 94 79 71 94 95 78 71 92 94
DewPt 62 62 61 61 60 59 60 59 61 62 62 61 63 64 62 60
Max/Min RH 77 33 70 27 75 27 79 29
RH 61 76 40 38 56 68 32 31 54 73 34 34 60 79 37 32
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 50 30 20 5 10 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS SC IS
$$
TXZ008-122100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
549 AM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024
Date Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 94 69 102 70 98
Temp 63 74 85 92 92 81 75 71 69 82 96101 96 84 78 73 70 81 92 97 92
DewPt 63 63 61 61 61 64 65 64 64 64 61 56 58 65 65 64 64 65 60 56 56
Min/Max RH 35 85 23 83 27
RH 99 67 46 36 36 56 72 81 83 53 32 23 28 52 63 73 80 58 34 27 31
Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 6 10 11 12 12 13 12 10 9 10 9 10 11 12 11 9 5 9 11 13 14
Clouds FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 23 1 0 2 11 10 7 5 6 1 1 3 20 20 17 18 17 13 13 19 36
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 11 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 8
Vent Rate 7 32 55 80 77 13 13 10 10 29 52107 69 12 15 8 4 22 98165154
T Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 12 17 13 14 17 20 19 17 17 19 11 12 16 20 23 13 9 12 16 20 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 68 94 69 98 71 99 71 97
Temp 75 69 86 89 75 70 91 93 78 71 92 93 77 71 91 91
DewPt 63 62 61 59 60 59 59 58 61 61 61 60 62 63 61 58
Max/Min RH 78 35 69 29 73 29 75 30
RH 65 78 43 37 59 68 34 32 55 72 36 33 60 75 38 33
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 50 30 20 5 10 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS SC IS
$$
TXZ006-122100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
549 AM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024
Date Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 95 62 102 63 96
Temp 59 75 86 94 92 78 72 66 62 83 97101 96 79 73 68 65 81 92 96 88
DewPt 59 62 62 58 54 58 62 62 60 58 55 50 49 59 61 62 60 60 58 54 54
Min/Max RH 28 90 18 89 25
RH 100 64 45 30 28 51 71 87 90 43 25 18 20 50 66 82 84 50 32 25 31
Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 8 12 13 12 9 9 9 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 9 6 5 9 12 14 13
Clouds SC FW CL CL SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1
Clouds(%) 35 18 0 2 39 31 7 8 10 1 1 14 20 22 19 16 17 12 8 30 63
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS NM
Tstms IS IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 12 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 10 8
Vent Rate 7 42 69 92 80 9 8 7 6 21 79121115 9 11 8 5 39116189157
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW W S SE S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 16 23 19 13 14 19 18 14 13 16 11 11 19 18 20 17 11 18 20 20 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 60 91 62 97 64 98 65 95
Temp 69 61 85 87 69 63 92 91 73 65 92 90 73 66 90 90
DewPt 61 59 59 55 58 56 55 52 57 56 57 51 57 57 55 50
Max/Min RH 96 31 83 23 74 21 75 23
RH 76 92 42 34 67 77 30 27 56 72 31 26 57 74 31 25
PWind Dir S SW S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 70 20 10 5 10 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs NM SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS
$$
OKZ002-122100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
549 AM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024
Date Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 96 66 103 64 97
Temp 62 77 89 95 92 79 73 68 66 84 99103 96 77 73 69 66 81 94 97 91
DewPt 61 63 62 60 59 63 63 63 62 62 57 52 53 61 65 65 63 64 59 55 54
Min/Max RH 29 88 19 94 25
RH 98 61 41 31 33 57 71 84 87 47 24 19 24 57 76 88 89 55 31 25 29
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 9 12 14 13 12 12 11 10 9 10 9 9 10 10 9 6 5 9 12 16 16
Clouds FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 19 2 0 0 13 18 12 24 20 3 1 14 13 24 19 22 25 17 17 19 49
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS NM
Tstms IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 8 13 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 9
Vent Rate 8 41 79 99 89 10 10 9 8 17 80133 56 6 8 6 4 24119205185
T Wind Dir S SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW S S S S S
T Wind Spd 16 21 19 16 17 19 19 19 18 13 10 11 11 12 16 12 9 12 18 23 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 64 93 65 99 67 98 66 95
Temp 71 65 87 87 72 66 94 92 75 68 93 92 74 67 92 90
DewPt 62 62 61 57 59 58 58 57 59 59 60 58 61 61 60 57
Max/Min RH 93 32 78 26 75 26 82 28
RH 73 90 42 36 65 75 30 31 58 73 33 31 65 81 35 33
PWind Dir S SW S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 60 30 20 5 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs NM SC IS SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS SC IS IS
$$
Below is a weather element key for this product
Day 1 through 3...
Max/Min Temp or Min/Max Temp(F).....Maximum/Minimum Air Temperature
Temp(F).............................Air Temperature
DewPt(F)............................Dew Point Temperature
Min/Max RH or Max/Min RH(%).........Maximum/Minimum Humidity
RH(%)...............................Relative Humidity
Wind Dir(8 point compass)...........20ft Wind Direction
Wind Spd(MPH).......................20ft Wind Speed
Clouds(CAT).........................Cloud Cover Category
Example: CL = Clear; FW = Few; SC = Scattered;
B1 = Mostly Cloudy; B2 = Considerable Clouds; OV = Overcast
Clouds(%)...........................Cloud Cover as a Percentage
PoP 12HR(%).........................Probability for Accumulating Precipitation
QPF 12HR(IN)........................Liquid Equivalent Precipitation Amount
Weather...
Type...
Rain...........Rain
Rain Shwrs.....Rain Showers
Tstms..........Thunderstorms
Drizzle........Drizzle
Snow...........Snow
Snow Shwrs......Snow Showers
Sleet..........Sleet
Flurries.......Flurries
Frzg Rain......Freezing Rain
Frzg Drzl......Freezing Drizzle
Coverage...
IS.............Isolated
SC.............Scattered
NM.............Numerous
O..............Occasional
S..............Slight Chance
C..............Chance
L..............Likely
WD.............Widespread
D..............Definite
AR.............Areas
PA.............Patchy
LAL(CAT)............................Lightning Activity Level
Haines(CAT).........................Haines Index
Mix Hgt(Thousands of FT AGL)........Mixing Height
Example: 6 = 6000 Feet; 12 = 12000 Feet; <1 = Less than 1000 Feet
Vent Rate(Thousands of KT-FT AGL)...Ventilation Rate
Example: 12 = 12,000 Feet; 120 = 120,000 Feet; <1 = Less than than 100 Foot
T Wind Dir(8 Point Compass).........Transport Wind Direction
T Wind Spd(MPH).....................Transport Wind Speed
RFTI................................Red Flag Threat Index
Category...
HS............Historically Critical
EX............Extremely Critical
CH............Critical - High
CL............Critical - Low
EL............Elevated
NO............None
Watch/Warning/Advisory...
Example: W = Warning; Y = Advisory; A = Watch
in effect for the indicated hour
Day 4 through 7...
Max/Min Temp or Min/Max Temp(F).....Maximum/Minimum Air Temperature
Temp(F).............................Air Temperature
DewPt(F)............................Dew Point Temperature
RH(%)...............................Relative Humidity
Wind Spd(MPH).......................20 FT. Wind Speed
Example: <15 = Less Than 15 MPH; 15> = 15 MPH or Greater
Avg Clouds(CAT).....................Average Cloud Cover Category
PoP 12HR(%).........................Probability for Accumulating Precipitation
Weather...
See Day 1 through 3 Weather Descriptions